EBSCO Information Services Donates Digital Content to Worldreader to Support Literacy in the Developing World

~ Readers Can Easily Access the Books through Worldreader Mobile ~

IPSWICH, Mass. — December 10, 2015 — EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Worldreader, a global non-profit dedicated to improving literacy in the developing world through digital books, are partnering to bring non-fiction content to children and their families in sub-Saharan Africa and India. The proprietary reference articles donated by EBSCO will help Worldreader as it aims to reach 10 million readers with its digital library by the end of 2015. 

The reference articles will be available via Worldreader Mobile, allowing readers to access the information through the cell phones they already have. EBSCO worked with Worldreader to select learning resources that were easy to read on a cell phone and included subjects Worldreader knows readers are interested in such as science, literature, poetry, biographies, history, philosophy, math and more.

“Reading is transformative; especially in the developing world where access to books is often limited or non-existent,” says Danielle Zacarias, Director of Content, Worldreader. “This partnership with EBSCO enables Worldreader to provide a variety of non-fiction reference articles filled with real-world knowledge about science, history, math, and subjects that will educate, inspire, and empower growth and hope in the parts of the world that need it most.”

EBSCO Executive Vice President of Product Management and Customer Satisfaction Stratton Lloyd says that both EBSCO and Worldreader share a commitment to serving people’s information needs. “EBSCO is a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving information access globally. We have a long history of partnering with global organizations, such as Worldreader, and we are honored to join them in this partnership in hopes that it can help empower individuals throughout sub-Saharan Africa and India.”

Donated content covers a variety of topics. For example, the English Language Learner Reference Center™ collection of content is designed to give students and those who are new to the English language information on science, history, civics, life skills, mathematics and literature. Our World and Country Profiles collections feature content that explores the capital cities of the world, including history, culture, economy and culture of each city, and provide country profiles that bring both dimension and context to the study of history, government and current events. The Solar System collection features essential coverage of all aspects of the Earth’s solar system, from details on each of the major planets and satellites, interplanetary phenomena and cosmological context. Research Starters™ Business  offers comprehensive summaries on discipline-specific topics relevant to the contemporary business world.

Source | https://www.ebsco.com/news-center/press-releases/ebsco-information-services-donates-digital-content-to-worldreader

Regards

Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Librarian

Khaitan & Co